Sunburn
"Sunburn" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.
| Descriptor ID |
D013471
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.600.725 C26.200.855
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sunburn" by people in Profiles.
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Dowd MD. Treatment and Prevention of Pediatric Sunburn. Pediatr Ann. 2019 Jun 01; 48(6):e213-e214.